Progressive organizations in Massachusetts

Nonprofits in Massachusetts working on civil rights, the environment, labor, housing, immigrant services, hunger, legal aid, voting, health care, LGBTQ+ rights and justice reform, largest first.

Civil rights and advocacy (253)

Organization City Type Revenue
International Institute Of New England IncEIN 04-2104325 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $28.5 million
Accelerate Change IncEIN 82-3400062 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $28.2 million
Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders IncEIN 04-2660498 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $11.6 million
Aclu Foundation Of Massachusetts IncEIN 47-3686152 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $8.1 million
Keshet IncEIN 48-1278664 · filings Newton Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.4 million
One Fair Wage IncEIN 85-0692228 · filings Cambridge Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.4 million
Cultural Survival IncEIN 23-7182593 · filings Cambridge Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.2 million
Muckrock Foundation IncorporatedEIN 81-1485228 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.3 million
Project On Predatory Student Lending IncEIN 87-4582545 · filings Jamaica Plain Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.9 million
New Commonwealth Racial Equity And Social Justice Fund IncEIN 85-1850139 · filings Roxbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.8 million
Justice Systems PartnersEIN 46-5733688 · filings South Easton Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.5 million
A Healthier Democracy IncEIN 86-2040929 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.5 million

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Environment and climate (1,032)

Organization City Type Revenue
Iso New England IncEIN 04-3372500 · filings Holyoke Charity, 501(c)(3) $303.3 million
Trustees Of ReservationsEIN 04-2105780 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $57.9 million
Massachusetts Audubon Society IncEIN 04-2104702 · filings Lincoln Charity, 501(c)(3) $56.2 million
Clean Air Task Force IncEIN 04-3512550 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $48.6 million
Appalachian Mountain ClubEIN 04-6001677 · filings Charlestown Charity, 501(c)(3) $43.6 million
Ceres IncEIN 22-3053747 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $33.6 million
Deploy-us IncEIN 47-2818525 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $32.0 million
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control CommissionEIN 04-6004735 · filings Lowell Charity, 501(c)(3) $31.7 million
Conservation Law Foundation IncEIN 04-6149986 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $24.2 million
Project Innerspace IncEIN 87-3285334 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $23.1 million
Massachusetts Service Alliance IncEIN 04-3088234 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $19.3 million
Nantucket Conservation Foundation IncEIN 04-2373794 · filings Nantucket Charity, 501(c)(3) $17.5 million

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Labor unions and worker centers (980)

Organization City Type Revenue
Electrical Industry Labor Management Cooperation TrEIN 04-3398237 · filings Dorchester Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $65.6 million
Massachusetts Teachers AssociationEIN 04-1591200 · filings Quincy Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $63.4 million
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters & Joiners Of AmericaEIN 04-3322535 · filings Dorchester Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $55.1 million
Laborers International Union Of North AmericaEIN 04-2424311 · filings Hopkinton Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $33.3 million
National Association Of Government EmployeesEIN 04-2209421 · filings Quincy Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $27.9 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 04-1472080 · filings Dorchester Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $24.1 million
Service Employees International UnionEIN 04-6190454 · filings Marlborough Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $22.1 million
American Federation Of State County & Municipal EmployeesEIN 04-2607134 · filings Boston Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $21.2 million
International Association Of Sheet Metal Air Rail TransportationEIN 86-2091145 · filings Boston Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $14.6 million
Ironworkers Union Local 7EIN 04-1473615 · filings South Boston Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $14.0 million
North Atlantic States Carpenters Labor Management ProgramEIN 22-2520206 · filings Boston Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $13.9 million
International Brotherhood Of TeamstersEIN 04-1172100 · filings Boston Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $13.7 million

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Housing and homelessness (815)

Organization City Type Revenue
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership IncEIN 04-2775991 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $406.4 million
Way Finders IncEIN 04-2518368 · filings Springfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $160.5 million
Neighborhood Housing Services Of The South Shore IncEIN 04-2732439 · filings Quincy Charity, 501(c)(3) $153.5 million
Preservation Of Affordable Housing IncEIN 31-1616634 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $136.7 million
Community Builders IncEIN 04-2324773 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $109.2 million
Rth Mission Park Realty CorporationEIN 46-3458076 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $68.3 million
Heading Home IncEIN 23-7364546 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $59.6 million
Housing Assistance CorporationEIN 23-7431255 · filings Hyannis Charity, 501(c)(3) $56.8 million
Father Bills & Mainspring IncEIN 22-2538039 · filings Brockton Charity, 501(c)(3) $53.3 million
Homes For Our Troops IncEIN 54-2143612 · filings Taunton Charity, 501(c)(3) $46.0 million
Turning Point IncEIN 04-2479435 · filings Newburyport Charity, 501(c)(3) $34.4 million
Justliving Communities CorpEIN 87-3705424 · filings Lincoln Charity, 501(c)(3) $31.9 million

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Immigrant services and rights (126)

Organization City Type Revenue
Immigrant Family Services Institute IncEIN 47-4400495 · filings Mattapan Charity, 501(c)(3) $10.0 million
American Friends Of Libi IncEIN 32-0081620 · filings Brighton Charity, 501(c)(3) $8.1 million
Massachusetts Immigrant And Refugee Advocacy Coalition IncEIN 22-3115048 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.8 million
Refugee And Immigrant Assistance Center IncEIN 04-3430294 · filings Roxbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.3 million
Asian American Civic Association IncEIN 04-2476258 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.4 million
Rian Immigrant Center IncEIN 04-3063382 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.3 million
African Community Economic Development Of New EnglandEIN 51-0419358 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.9 million
Massachusetts Alliance Of Portuguese Speakers IncEIN 04-2596270 · filings Cambridge Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.9 million
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Of New EnglandEIN 04-2735267 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.5 million
Brazilian Worker Center IncEIN 04-3273525 · filings Allston Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.9 million
Spanish American Center IncEIN 04-2761759 · filings Leominster Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.7 million
Asian American Resource Workshop IncEIN 04-2707980 · filings Dorchester Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.6 million

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Food banks and hunger (233)

Organization City Type Revenue
South Shore Elder Services IncEIN 04-2596213 · filings Braintree Charity, 501(c)(3) $51.1 million
Worcester County Food Bank IncEIN 04-3071457 · filings Shrewsbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $21.6 million
Project Bread - The Walk For Hunger IncEIN 04-2931195 · filings East Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $17.3 million
Boston Area Gleaners IncEIN 30-0434755 · filings Acton Charity, 501(c)(3) $8.6 million
Merrimack Valley Food Bank IncEIN 22-3241609 · filings Lowell Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.7 million
Island Grown Initiative LtdEIN 20-5773892 · filings Vineyard Hvn Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.7 million
Family Pantry Of Cape Cod Corp TheEIN 22-3079904 · filings Harwich Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.2 million
Food Link IncEIN 47-1840355 · filings Arlington Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.5 million
The Salem Pantry IncEIN 20-1691756 · filings Salem Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.5 million
Open Table IncEIN 04-3048933 · filings Concord Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.1 million
Neighbors In Need IncEIN 22-2481699 · filings Lawrence Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.7 million
Bread & Roses IncEIN 04-2768119 · filings Lawrence Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.3 million

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Legal aid (49)

Organization City Type Revenue
Massachusetts Legal AssistanceEIN 04-2790762 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $82.3 million
South Coastal Counties Legal Services IncEIN 04-3330208 · filings Fall River Charity, 501(c)(3) $16.4 million
National Consumer Law Center IncEIN 04-2488502 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.5 million
Northeast Legal Aid IncEIN 23-7381007 · filings Lawrence Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.9 million
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute IncEIN 04-6004303 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $9.9 million
Disability Law Center IncEIN 04-2741869 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.0 million
New England Innocence ProjectEIN 20-6187760 · filings Cambridge Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.5 million
Volunteer Lawyers Project Of The Boston Bar Association IncEIN 22-2486215 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.0 million
Lawyers For Civil Rights IncEIN 04-3490614 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.5 million
Center For Public RepresentationEIN 04-2760470 · filings Easthampton Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.5 million
International Bridges To JusticeEIN 31-1771358 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.8 million
Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project IncEIN 22-3003501 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.6 million

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Voting and civic participation (55)

Organization City Type Revenue
A Healthier Democracy IncEIN 86-2040929 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.5 million
Pro-democracy CenterEIN 93-2176499 · filings Foxborough Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.7 million
Prison Policy Initiative IncEIN 20-3671130 · filings Northampton Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.1 million
Fight For The Future Education FundEIN 45-2852041 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.3 million
Neighbor To Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund IncEIN 04-3507716 · filings Worcester Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.2 million
Nonprofit Vote IncEIN 20-4568862 · filings Waltham Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.2 million
Chilmark Town Affairs Council IncEIN 22-3283667 · filings Chilmark Charity, 501(c)(3) $580,157
Uss Massachusetts Commissioning Foundation IncEIN 85-3310256 · filings Arlington Charity, 501(c)(3) $321,894
Massachusetts Voter EducationEIN 04-3574060 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $280,447
Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance IncEIN 27-3119044 · filings Boston Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $279,590
Bedford CitizenEIN 46-0777549 · filings Bedford Charity, 501(c)(3) $207,851
League Of Women Voters Lotte E Scharfman Memorial FundEIN 23-7147454 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $193,646

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Community health and reproductive care (65)

Organization City Type Revenue
Neighborhealth CorporationEIN 23-7425849 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $277.7 million
Harbor Health Services IncEIN 23-7100550 · filings Mattapan Charity, 501(c)(3) $110.9 million
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center IncEIN 04-2708824 · filings Methuen Charity, 501(c)(3) $110.9 million
Signature Healthcare Medical Group IncEIN 04-3306782 · filings Brockton Charity, 501(c)(3) $87.9 million
Lowell Community Health Center IncEIN 04-2881348 · filings Lowell Charity, 501(c)(3) $76.5 million
Codman Square Health Center IncEIN 04-2678774 · filings Dorchester Charity, 501(c)(3) $64.6 million
Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center IncEIN 04-2513817 · filings Worcester Charity, 501(c)(3) $56.2 million
Caring Health Center IncEIN 04-2620040 · filings Springfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $55.1 million
Manet Community Health Center IncEIN 04-2646695 · filings North Quincy Charity, 501(c)(3) $36.2 million
Whittier Street Health Center Committere IncEIN 04-2619517 · filings Roxbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $35.2 million
Planned Parenthood League Of Massachusetts IncEIN 04-2698497 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $32.8 million
North Shore Community Health IncEIN 04-2610447 · filings Salem Charity, 501(c)(3) $31.6 million

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LGBTQ+ services and rights (55)

Organization City Type Revenue
Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders IncEIN 04-2660498 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $11.6 million
Keshet IncEIN 48-1278664 · filings Newton Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.4 million
Ally Coalition IncEIN 46-0585029 · filings Cambridge Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.0 million
Transgender Emergency Fund Of Ma IncEIN 81-2527742 · filings Dorchester Charity, 501(c)(3) $726,756
Out Metrowest IncEIN 46-5712986 · filings Framingham Charity, 501(c)(3) $708,856
South Coast Lgbtq Network IncEIN 82-2601799 · filings New Bedford Charity, 501(c)(3) $534,862
Boston Lesbigay Urban FoundationEIN 85-1908536 · filings Roxbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $400,208
Sexual Minorities Uganda Usa IncorporatedEIN 82-1321263 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $238,559
Massequality Education Fund Org IncEIN 20-0816574 · filings Worcester Charity, 501(c)(3) $231,648
Berkshire Pride IncEIN 88-4260268 · filings Pittsfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $182,506
OutstandinglifeEIN 93-3986737 · filings Jamaica Plain Charity, 501(c)(3) $179,009
Boston Sisters Of The Convent Of The CommonwealthEIN 27-3246065 · filings Malden Charity, 501(c)(3) $133,892

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Criminal justice reform and reentry (56)

Organization City Type Revenue
Justice Resource Institute IncEIN 04-2526357 · filings Needham Charity, 501(c)(3) $279.1 million
Community Resources For Justice IncEIN 04-3461434 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $94.7 million
New Commonwealth Racial Equity And Social Justice Fund IncEIN 85-1850139 · filings Roxbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.8 million
Latin American Health Alliance Ofcentral Massachusetts IncEIN 20-5359235 · filings Worcester Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.2 million
Redress MovementEIN 88-0717262 · filings West Tisbury Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.3 million
Second Street Second Chances IncEIN 87-4620589 · filings Pittsfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $789,474
Partakers IncEIN 04-3379946 · filings Auburndale Charity, 501(c)(3) $728,103
Penikese Island School IncEIN 23-7303535 · filings Woods Hole Charity, 501(c)(3) $601,705
Thrive Communities Of Massachusetts IncEIN 88-3456541 · filings Lowell Charity, 501(c)(3) $595,335
Prison Book ProgramEIN 20-3235673 · filings Quincy Charity, 501(c)(3) $593,203
Dimensions Educational Consulting IncEIN 82-2019412 · filings Newton Center Charity, 501(c)(3) $574,558
Communities For Restorative JusticeEIN 45-1220191 · filings Boston Charity, 501(c)(3) $525,578

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Matched by IRS activity code and listed by the revenue on the organization's latest return. Inclusion is not an endorsement; check an organization's own site and filings before you give. Gifts to 501(c)(4) and 501(c)(5) organizations are not tax-deductible.

Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Updated Nov 9, 2026.